A
A
B
B
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Step 6
Assemble Back Wall
1.
Position 68-1/2" and 65-1/2" long 2x4 boards together and indicate where the wall studs
will be located. Mark the ends that will butt together with the letters 'A' and 'B'.
68-1/2" Wall Plate
24"
19-3/4"
24"
23-1/4"
65-1/2" Wall Plate
Siding Extends Below Plate
6.
Locate (3) full width x 75-3/4" siding panels. Install the first siding panel with the 'LAP' edge
extending 3-1/2" beyond the wall frame. Use the 8d galv. nails spaced 12" on center.
7.
Install a full width siding panel in the center.
8.
Measuring from 'LAP' edge cut last panel
to a width of 45". Install so siding extends
3-1/2" past wall frame.
LAP
Siding Extends 3-1/2" Past Wall
B
A
2.
Install 72" long wall studs, between the wall plates, over the 'X' marks and where the plates
meet. Use (2) two 10d sinkers at each end of stud. Nail wall frames together using 10d sinkers.
3.
For a 12' long building, cut a 70-1/2" long 2x6 board in half so the center 2x6 tie plate will
span where the sidewalls meet..
4.
Install (2) two 35-1/4" and a 70-1/2" long 2x6 boards as tie plates over the top plate. The 2x6s
will extend 3-1/2" beyond the end of the wall frame.
70-1/2" Long 2x6 Tie Plate
35-1/4" Long
2x6 Tie Plate
3-1/2"
153-1/2"
5.
Square wall frame.
45" Siding Panel
